Patch for the PC and PS3 available, 360 version later this week

It looks like the new Fallout: New Vegaspatch 1.3.0.452 has just been released on Steam for the PC version of the game. A few hours later, the PS3 version (numbered 1.5 instead) was also released, despite the PSN outage (initially only available in North America). The Xbox 360 version will be out by the end of the week.

Again, here's list of some of the balancing tweaks that will be introduced in the new patch alongside a plethora of bug fixes:

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Guns:

Automatic Guns - SMGs, the Assault Carbine, and the LMG are more accurate across the board. They're also more durable. 12.7mm SMG mag capacity increased to 21.

Shotguns - Buckshot has received a x1.2 inherent DAM mod. This slightly incentivizes using buckshot over slugs when enemy armor is not an issue. Magnum buckshot has a x1.3 DAM mod and a small amount of DT bypass. Spread for many shotguns has been lowered.

Hunting Rifle, Anti-materiel rifle - Hunting Rifle and AMR now have the lowest spread of all rifles. Hunting Rifle RoF increased, Crit Chance set to x2. Anti-Materiel Rifle's Crit DAM has been raised from 80 to 110 to make it more viable when compared to the Gobi.

Sniper rifle, Gobi Campaign scout rifle - Sniper Rifle and Gobi now have a higher RoF and lower AP cost. Both have x2 Crit Chance. Gobi has increased DAM and much higher Crit DAM over the Sniper Rifle.

That Gun - That Gun is now a slow-firing hand cannon that does huge DAM firing 5.56mm out of a short barrel.

Missile Launcher / Fat Man - Now have much better zoom FoV and good accuracy. Missile and Fat Man projectiles (not the explosion) have a large base DAM. Both are extremely effective on direct hits, but still potent even if a direct hit is not scored. N.B.: Listed DAM on weapons assumes a direct hit!

As with previous patches, help us document all the changes in articles across the wiki, as well as on the patch's own page.

Update: J.E. Sawyerinforms via Twitter that PC users need to download the new version of the G.E.C.K. (editor)| for it to work properly with the newly patched game. The latest version can be downloaded from Steam now, and it will be updated on Bethesda's website tomorrow.